Truck Accident Attorney in McAllen, Texas

Truck Accident Attorney in McAllen, Texas

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Truck accidents are among the most devastating collisions on Texas roads. When an 80,000-pound commercial vehicle collides with a passenger car, the results are catastrophic. Traumatic brain injuries, spinal damage, crushed limbs, and wrongful death. The trucking companies and their insurers respond immediately with their own investigators and legal teams. You need an attorney who moves just as fast, knows how trucking law works, and has the resources to take these cases to trial. Attorney Robert R. Flores has recovered millions of dollars for injured Texans and their families, and he is ready to fight for you.

Why Truck Accident Cases Are Different

Commercial truck accidents involve a different and more complex legal landscape than ordinary car accident cases. Multiple parties can be liable. The truck driver, the trucking company, the cargo loader, the vehicle maintenance contractor, or the truck manufacturer. Federal regulations under the FMCSA govern driver hours of service, weight limits, vehicle maintenance, drug testing, and cargo securement. Trucking companies are required to maintain detailed records, driver logs, GPS data, black box data, maintenance logs, and hiring records, and these records must be preserved immediately, or they may be lost.

Common Causes of Commercial Truck Accidents

• Driver fatigue, violations of FMCSA hours-of-service regulations
• Distracted driving, phone use, and dispatch communications while driving
• Speeding and reckless driving
• Improper lane changes and unsafe passing
• Overloaded or improperly secured cargo
• Brake failure and inadequate vehicle maintenance
• Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol
• Inadequate driver training or hiring of unqualified drivers
• Blind spot accidents, failure to account for the truck's no-zone areas
• Jackknife and rollover accidents

What We Do Immediately After a Truck Accident

In the days immediately following a serious truck accident, our McAllen personal Injury lawyer takes decisive action to protect your case. We sent a legal hold letter to the trucking company and all responsible parties, demanding preservation of all electronic and physical evidence. We retain accident reconstruction experts when needed. We subpoena the truck's electronic data recorder (black box), driver logs, drug test records, and employment history. We secure the police report and any available surveillance or dashcam footage. Evidence in truck accident cases disappears fast; acting immediately makes the difference.

Compensation You May Be Entitled To

• Medical expenses, past and future, including rehabilitation and long-term care
• Lost wages and loss of earning capacity
• Pain and suffering, physical and emotional
• Disfigurement and permanent disability
• Loss of consortium, impact on your family and relationships
• Wrongful death damages, if a loved one was killed
• Punitive damages, when the trucking company's conduct was egregious

Attorney Flores is a member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association and handles truck accident cases on contingency, you pay nothing unless we recover for you. He has successfully handled numerous complex injury cases, achieving significant settlements and verdicts for his clients.

Fight Back Against the Trucking Company, With an Attorney Who Will Go to Trial

Insurance companies representing trucking carriers are sophisticated and motivated to pay as little as possible. Attorney Flores has the experience, resources, and trial readiness to hold them accountable for the full extent of your injuries.

Contact the Law Offices of Robert R. Flores today at (956) 329-1099 for a confidential consultation and immediate legal guidance regarding your truck accident case.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Liability in a commercial truck accident can extend to the truck driver (negligent operation), the trucking company (negligent hiring, training, or supervision; FMCSA violations), the cargo loader (improper loading leading to instability or spill), the maintenance contractor (brake failure, tire blowout), and the vehicle or parts manufacturer (product defect). Attorney Flores investigates all potentially liable parties to maximize your recovery.

  • The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) sets nationwide standards for commercial truck drivers and companies, including hours-of-service limits (to prevent fatigue), drug and alcohol testing requirements, vehicle inspection and maintenance standards, cargo securement rules, and minimum insurance coverage requirements. Violations of FMCSA regulations can establish negligence per se in a lawsuit.

  • Commercial trucks are required to have Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) and may also have Event Data Recorders (EDRs), similar to an airplane's black box. These devices record vehicle speed, braking, acceleration, hours driven, and other critical data in the moments before a crash. This data is often crucial to proving liability, and it must be preserved immediately through legal action before it is overwritten or destroyed.

  • Texas has a two-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims. However, in truck accident cases, you should act as soon as possible, evidence is time-sensitive, witnesses' memories fade, and trucking companies are required to retain certain records for only limited periods. Waiting can severely damage your case.

  • Texas follows a modified comparative fault rule. As long as you are not more than 50% at fault, you can still recover damages, but your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault. Trucking companies and their insurers frequently attempt to shift blame onto the injured party to reduce their liability. Attorney Flores fights to ensure the fault is accurately assigned.